Best object cache plugins for WordPress
The most popular object cache plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Redis Object Cache leads with 500K+ active installs, ahead of Docket Cache (20K+) and APCu Manager (10K+). All 29 plugins tagged “object cache” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 object cache plugins
- 1.
Redis Object CacheThe most installed object cache plugin, with 500K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 179 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
Docket Cache20K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 50 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
APCu Manager10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 20 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 4.
SQLite Object Cache10K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 51 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 5.
WP Redis9K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 20 reviews, updated 10 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Object Cache 4 everyone5K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 30 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 7.
atec Cache APCu3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 21 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 8.
atec Cache Info1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, updated 4 months ago.
- 9.
Simple Cache1K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 57 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.8.19.
- 10.
Object Cache for APCu300+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 month ago.
All 29 plugins tagged “object cache”
Redis Object Cache
Up in the last 7 days:3#120by Till Krüss1 month ago
A persistent object cache backend powered by Redis®¹. Supports Predis, PhpRedis, Relay, replication, sentinels, clustering and WP-CLI.
- Installs
- 500K+
- Rating
- 4.5(179)
- Downloads
- 13.2K/day
Docket Cache
Up in the last 7 days:5#1,190by Nawawi Jamili8 days ago
Speed up your WordPress site with a persistent object cache, powered by OPcache. An efficient alternative to Redis and Memcached.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.9(50)
- Downloads
- 373/day
APCu Manager
Up in the last 7 days:9#1,877by Pierre Lannoy2 months ago
APCu statistics and management right in the WordPress admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(20)
- Downloads
- 100/day
SQLite Object Cache
Up in the last 7 days:7#1,971by OllieJones18 days ago
A fast persistent object cache backend for the rest of us, powered by SQLite and accelerated by APCu
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 5.0(51)
- Downloads
- 452/day
WP Redis
Up in the last 7 days:3#2,292by Pantheon Systems11 months ago
Back your WP Object Cache with Redis, a high-performance in-memory storage backend.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 4.7(20)
- Downloads
- 853/day
Object Cache 4 everyone
Down in the last 7 days:18#3,200by fpuenteonline5 months ago
Memcached or disk-based WP Object Cache. Boosts performance and reduces DB queries. Auto-configures and supports custom servers.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.2(30)
- Downloads
- 47/day
atec Cache APCu
#3,632by docjojo4 months ago
Super fast APCu-based Object Cache and the only APCu-powered Page Cache plugin for WordPress.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(21)
- Downloads
- 34/day
atec Cache Info
Down in the last 7 days:11#5,838by docjojo4 months ago
Show system cache status and statistics for OPcache, JIT, Object Cache, APCu, Redis, Memcached, and SQLite Cache.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 33/day
Simple Cache
Up in the last 7 days:27#5,877by Taylor Lovett5 years ago
A very simple plugin to make your site run lightning fast with caching.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.2(57)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Object Cache for APCu
Up in the last 7 days:36#11,003by wpdebuglog1 month ago
Lightweight object caching plugin using PHP's APCu extension for fast in-memory caching and performance boost.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
Memcached Redux
Down in the last 7 days:60#13,878by Scott Taylor6 years ago
Uses the Memcached class (not the Memcache class) to implement WP Object Cache
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.3(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Tribe Object Cache
Down in the last 7 days:62#17,563by Modern Tribe, Inc.14 years ago
Quickly and easily add object cache support that works across environments. All you have to do is activate the plugin and your install will immediatel …
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 3.0(2)
- Downloads
- 4/day
SnapCache
Up in the last 7 days:269#17,984by StaticWeb.io1 month ago
A high-performance persistent object cache powered by Memcached.
- Installs
- 80+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 6/day
{eac}ObjectCache
Up in the last 7 days:1,092#28,458by Kevin Burkholder9 days ago
{eac}ObjectCache is a persistent object cache using APCu & SQLite to cache WordPress objects; A drop-in replacement to the WP Object Cache used by …
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MAKcubes
#29,582by Mohammed Kassem2 months ago
A lightweight utility plugin to clear WordPress core caches such as transients and object cache.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Jabali Cache
Down in the last 7 days:3,447#30,073by apunker3 months ago
Persistent Redis object cache for WordPress. Zero-config on the Jabali panel, works without the phpredis extension, and always fails safe.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Redis Object Cache
#32,880by Eric Mann12 years ago
A persistent object cache powered by Redis.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Yac Object Cache
Down in the last 7 days:151#33,241by laruence20 days ago
Yac (lock-free shared memory) backed object cache for WordPress. Zero external servers, zero network round trips.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HTL Clear All Cache
Up in the last 7 days:31,155#38,132by hashtechlogic4 days ago
Clear your WordPress cache in one click: plugin cache, transients, object cache (Redis) and popular cache plugins, with logs and auto-clearing.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 6/day
ObjectNest Cache
Down in the last 7 days:11,051#42,513by shahidirfan10016 days ago
Persistent Memcached object caching with a clear dashboard, health statistics, safe connection controls, and an optional disk fallback.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Debug Bar Cache Lookup
Up in the last 7 days:1,889#43,097by Allan Collins10 years ago
Look up items in object cache.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 3.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
APC Object Cache Backend
Down in the last 7 days:4,177#45,155by Mark Jaquith6 years ago
APC Object Cache provides a persistent memory-based backend for the WordPress object cache. APC must be available on your PHP install.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(14)
- Downloads
- 0/day
HarborCache
Up in the last 7 days:6,832#50,581by shahidirfan1001 day ago
Persistent Redis object caching with scoped invalidation, local analytics, connection settings and diagnostics.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 1.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
PigCache
Down in the last 7 days:3,782#55,431by aixeiger1 month ago
Redis object-cache drop-in with optional SQL, HTML page, and fragment caching.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 3/day
Turbopress Database Diagnostics
Up in the last 7 days:5,556#62,509by robbsie2 months ago
Shows why WordPress loads slowly: autoload size with the plugin responsible, database bloat, and the state of object cache and OPcache.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day
DigitalDot Caché Manager for Redis
#67,548by digitalDot Servicios Informáticos3 months ago
Object cache management for WordPress sites using Redis as a supported cache backend. Enable, disable, monitor, and control cache exclusions.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Flexa Cache
Down in the last 7 days:6,081#70,058by FlexaTech1 month ago
Page cache, Redis object cache, and front-end optimization: static HTML before WordPress boots plus a persistent object cache, zero configuration.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
DevLemon Cache Observatory
#72,090by devlemon1 month ago
Inspect WordPress object cache, transients, cache drop-ins, and configuration with safe diagnostic tools.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day